The Yreka Miners were certainly in the game during the first half against Northern Athletic League opponent Central Valley.

The second half was another matter for the Miners. Trailing by two after one quarter and by six at the half, Yreka looked like they would be in the game in the second half.

But, the Miners scored only two points in the third quarter from two separate free throw attempts as Yreka ended up losing the contest 64-40.

The Miners were competitive in the opening quarter against the Falcons. With 22.2 seconds left in the quarter junior Kaden Culp made two free throws to cut the Central Valley lead to 14-12, which is how the quarter ended. In the second quarter, the Miners, while being unable to take the lead, still played fairly well and trailed 27-21 at the half.

In the second half, the Miners started to turn the ball over more and could not get any points on the board. Yreka did not make a single basket from the floor, only scoring two points from the free throw line as they trailed 43-23 after three.

In the fourth quarter, Yreka started to make baskets more consistently, but the Falcons were able to maintain a good sized lead to come away with the 24- point victory.

The Miners fell to 8-15 overall and 1-6 in the NAL. Central Valley improved to 14-11 overall and 5-2 in the NAL.

Ty Currie led Miner scorers with 15 points, two assits, a steal and three rebounds. Culp also scored in double figures with 10 points, two assits, two rebounds and two steals, Cody Griffith finished with five points. three rebounds and a steals , while Tyler Johnson had four points, four rebounds and a steal. Vandara Pom scored three points, and Quaid Blanchard had two points and 10 rebounds. Tevin Cadola finished with two point and three steals.. Kevin Berry had one point for Yreka. On Friday, the Miners end the regular season on homecoming night versus Anderson.